# Distance from Copenhagen (CPH) to Freetown (HGS)

> 5,718 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,718 km / 3,553 mi / 3,088 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Denmark) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 06:32 in Copenhagen, it's 04:32 in Freetown)
- **Elevation difference**: 43 ft (HGS is higher than CPH)

## Airports

### [Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cph-copenhagen-copenhagen-kastrup-airport/1ef266de-c7ce-6bbc-8b57-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Copenhagen, Denmark
- ICAO: EKCH
- Timezone: Europe/Copenhagen
- Coordinates: 55.620000, 12.660000
- Elevation: 17 ft

### [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFHA
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.400000, -13.130000
- Elevation: 60 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:32 in Copenhagen, it's 04:32 in Freetown.

## Related

- [Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cph-copenhagen-copenhagen-kastrup-airport/1ef266de-c7ce-6bbc-8b57-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)